Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
Medical Definition of CECUM. : a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct); especially: the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon.â ceÂ·cal also caeÂ·cal \-kÉl\ adjective.â ceÂ·calÂ·ly \-kÉ-lÄ\ adverb.See cecum defined for kids. a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct); especially: the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon. â ceÂ·cal also caeÂ·cal \-kÉl\ adjective. â ceÂ·calÂ·ly \-kÉ-lÄ\ adverb. See cecum defined for kids.